Reducing the duration of MRI scans for prostate cancer by a third would make them more affordable and accessible without affecting accuracy. Specialists diagnosed the same amount of patients with prostate cancer using the new two-step scan process, having removed the dye injection stage, as they did the original three-step process. Removing the dye-injection step would lower costs and ensure MRIs are offered to more men.
Reducing the duration of MRI scans for prostate cancer by a third would make them more affordable and accessible without affecting accuracy. Specialists diagnosed the same amount of patients with prostate cancer using the new two-step scan process , having removed the dye injection stage, as they did the original three-step process.
Removing the dye-injection step would lower costs and ensure MRIs are offered to more men.
MRI Scans Prostate Cancer Affordability Accessibility Accuracy Two-Step Scan Process Dye Injection Costs
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